Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs
Written by Steven Foster & James A. Duke
Book Description: Medicinal plants are increasingly well regarded as supplements and sometimes as alternatives for prescription drugs. Steven Foster and James A. Duke have used recent advances in the study of medicinal plants and their combined experience of over 100 years to completely update the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. The clear and concise text identifies the key traits, habitats, uses, and warnings for more than 530 of the most significant medicinal plants in the eastern and central United States and Canada including both native and alien species. Seven hundred plus images, the organization-by-color system, and simplified warnings make identifying medicinal plants fast and easy.
Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute
My Notes: This book has so much information and wonderful pictures. The one thing I do not like is you solely use the color of the flower to identify the plant and that is not always the most accurate as many flowers come in multiple colors. I prefer to use a different book for identification (Newcombs Wildflower Guide), and this book for learning more in-depth about the plant.
*This book is very gently used and looks almost brand new.
Written by Steven Foster & James A. Duke
Book Description: Medicinal plants are increasingly well regarded as supplements and sometimes as alternatives for prescription drugs. Steven Foster and James A. Duke have used recent advances in the study of medicinal plants and their combined experience of over 100 years to completely update the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. The clear and concise text identifies the key traits, habitats, uses, and warnings for more than 530 of the most significant medicinal plants in the eastern and central United States and Canada including both native and alien species. Seven hundred plus images, the organization-by-color system, and simplified warnings make identifying medicinal plants fast and easy.
Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute
My Notes: This book has so much information and wonderful pictures. The one thing I do not like is you solely use the color of the flower to identify the plant and that is not always the most accurate as many flowers come in multiple colors. I prefer to use a different book for identification (Newcombs Wildflower Guide), and this book for learning more in-depth about the plant.
*This book is very gently used and looks almost brand new.
